Manager, Creative Media (Remote)

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At Cengage Group, our employees have a direct impact in helping students around the world discover the power and joy of learning. We are bonded by our shared purpose – driving innovation that helps millions of learners improve their lives and achieve their dreams through education.

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Our business is driven by our strong culture, and we know that creating an inclusive and diverse workplace is absolutely essential to the success of our company and our learners, as well as our individual well-being. We recognize the value of diverse perspectives in everything we do, and strive to ensure employees of all levels and backgrounds feel empowered to voice their ideas and bring their authentic selves to work. We achieve these priorities through inclusive programs, benefits, and initiatives that are integrated into the fabric of how we work every day. To learn more, please see https://www.cengagegroup.com/about/inclusion-and-diversity/.

The Manager of Creative Media leads a diverse, hard-working, and efficiency-minded team of creatives who collaborate with product and content owners to create or supervise the development and production of high quality, market-leading media assets. This role requires an out-of-the-box thinker who understands and advocates for the integrity of the creative process and the desired impact on the end user. They work in tight collaboration with product management, user experience design, instructional design and engineering to understand the end goal and produce creative content that delivers on the goals. They act as a player-coach and actively engage in the production of the work as well as directing a team of creatives. They ensure their team has the tools, skills, business context, and connections to improve the impact of their work. This role ensures their team is empowered to handle assigned projects in a dynamic environment, with a focus on delivering assets that meet or exceed the defined requirements.

What you'll do here:

• Lead and provide creative direction across a team of media producers that communicates "big picture" thinking and innovation in production.

• Collaborate on strategic media production opportunities that drive product and business strategy.

• Engage deeply in the details of the work, while inspiring and energizing your team to deliver creative and innovative assets that support the learning process.

• Drive the media production strategy and continue to evolve to our future vision!

• Mentor, cultivate and develop talent to empower the team to stay apprised of industry changes, constantly learn, and grow as individuals

Skills you will need here:

• Bachelor’s or advanced degree, certification, or relevant experience

• 8 years’ proven experience in media, demonstrating mastery of research and production principles

• 2+ years’ of people leadership experience with demonstrated excellence building and leading teams

• Proven success at developing collaborative working relationships at all levels

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to articulate creative strategy to non-creative team members; to interpret and translate complex information to teams and individuals; and to report effectively to management

• Highly technical skills in all aspects of media, with a strong focus on production and editing

Please note that only candidates who submit a portfolio of work examples or website along with their resume at time of application will be considered.

Cengage Group is committed to working with broad talent pools to attract and hire strong and most qualified individuals. Our job applicants are considered regardless of race, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, genetic information, disability, age, veteran status, and any other classification protected by applicable federal, state, provincial or local laws.

Cengage is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities including during our job application process. If you are an applicant with a disability and require reasonable accommodation in our job application process, please contact us at [email protected] or at +1 (617)289-7917.

About Cengage Group

Cengage Group, a global education technology company serving millions of learners, provides affordable, quality digital products and services that equip students with the skills and competencies needed to be job ready. For more than 100 years, we have enabled the power and joy of learning with trusted, engaging content, and now, integrated digital platforms. We serve the higher education, workforce skills, secondary education, English language teaching and research markets worldwide. Through our scalable technology, including MindTap and Cengage Unlimited, we support all learners who seek to improve their lives and achieve their dreams through education.

Compensation

At Cengage Group, we take great pride in our commitment to providing a comprehensive and rewarding Total Rewards package designed to support and empower our employees. Click here to learn more about our Total Rewards Philosophy.

The full base pay range has been provided for this position. Individual base pay will vary based on work schedule, qualifications, experience, internal equity, and geographic location.  Sales roles often incorporate a significant incentive compensation program beyond this base pay range.

$77,100.00 - $92,000.00 USD